ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Medication Administration | Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025 Updates)
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ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration 3.0 - Medication Administration | Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025 Updates)
Question:
A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hours PRN pain. The client last received the medication at 1 pm. The earlies...
ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe
Medication Administration 3.0 -
Medication Administration |
Questions and Verified Answers
( Updates)
Question:
A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hours PRN pain.
The client last received the medication at 1 pm. The earliest the nurse should
administer the next dose is at which of the following times?
A. 1400
B. 1500
C. 1600
D. 1700
Answer:
D. 1700
Rationale:
A. The nurse should recognize that 1400, or 2:00 p.m., is only 1 hr after the
prior dose and is too early for the nurse to administer the next dose.
,B. The nurse should recognize that 1500, or 3:00 p.m., is only 2 hr after the
prior dose and is too early for the nurse to administer the next dose.
C. The nurse should recognize that 1600, or 4:00 p.m., is only 3 hr after the
prior dose and is too early for the nurse to administer the next dose.
D. The earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is 1700, or 5:00 p.m.,
which is 4 hr after the prior dose.
Question:
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication and calculates the dosage as
0.893 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should
administer how many mL?
Answer:
0.89 mL
Rationale:
1. 0.893 mL ~ 0.89 mL
Question:
A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hours.
Available is cephalexin suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the
nurse administer per dose?
Answer:
10 mL
, Rationale:
1. 250 mg/5 mL = 500 mg/x mL
2. 250x = 2,500
3. x = 10 mL
Question:
A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg IM at 1715. At which of
the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
A. 7:15 am
B. 5:15 am
C. 7:15 pm
D. 5:15 pm
Answer:
D. 5:15 pm
Rationale:
A. The nurse should recognize that 7:15 a.m. on the 12-hr clock is equivalent to
0715 on the 24-hr, or military, clock.
B. The nurse should recognize that 5:15 a.m. on the 12-hr clock is equivalent to
0515 on the 24-hr, or military, clock.
C. The nurse should recognize that 7:15 p.m. on the 12-hr clock is equivalent to
1915 on the 24-hr, or military, clock.
D. The nurse should recognize that 5:15 p.m. on the 12-hr clock is equivalent to
1715 on the 24-hr, or military, clock.
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